Through "In Vivo Hierarchy" my agoraphobia has gotten better. I still have the occasional panic attack, but for the most part I am able to go into restaurants, stores, shopping malls, etc... I am even taking the kids to Disney today (yeah me); This isn't a thread to pat myself on the back however. My question is about social encounters.
Where I have progressed 10 fold with my agoraphobia I have made almost no progress with my social anxiety. Yesterday threw this into sharp relief. I attended a wedding (wife's cousin and bride); I knew almost no one. I wasn't able to talk to anyone. I went into shutdown mode. My question is: What therapy have people found successful to combat social anxiety? Is there something comparable to what "In Vivo Hierarchy" is to agoraphobia? Thoughts?
Where I have progressed 10 fold with my agoraphobia I have made almost no progress with my social anxiety. Yesterday threw this into sharp relief. I attended a wedding (wife's cousin and bride); I knew almost no one. I wasn't able to talk to anyone. I went into shutdown mode. My question is: What therapy have people found successful to combat social anxiety? Is there something comparable to what "In Vivo Hierarchy" is to agoraphobia? Thoughts?